The Part of God That Empowers Mankind on Earth: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:00 We’re going to talk about the Holy Spirit today. In Mark 1:8 he Jesus shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost remember. Look at the emphasis on baptize the verb the action word Acts 2:17 I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh notice the verb pour out. Ephesians 5:18. Be filled with the spirit notice the verb filled. First Chronicles 12 18 the spirit came on Amasai. Notice the verb came upon. Action something transpired something happened. God is a spirit God is our heavenly father God is love God is good God is kind God is right God is truth God is faithful God is wise God is patient if you believe in any of those things you believe in God the God of the Bible.

▶ 1:04 God is our lawgiver. He has the best laws. He’s our king our civil government he’s our judge and he executes. The guilty. He’s not afraid to execute those who deserve to be executed. We’re getting away from capital punishment throughout the world. And the Bible is for capital punishment. He’s not a respecter of persons thank God nobody has a little special thing for him. He handles us all equally Jesus remember is the part of God that came in the flesh God in the flesh he saved us from sin he saved us from the day of wrath he saved us from the lake of fire.

▶ 1:57 He is the way to God he is the truth and he is the life. He is the judge God gave him all judgment to the son he is the forgiver of our sin as well as the deliverer of our sin and he’s coming the second time. I’m going to answer some questions that many people had. Question number one and as you follow this series when you know the answer you can come up and tell me all right question number one if Jesus came into the world to save deliver set free sinners why are so many American Christians living in sin without any guilt. Or concern. About it first Timothy 1:5.

▶ 2:53 If Jesus is who he said he was. Why do we have this condition today what is the problem question number two do you like the first question. Do you ever ask yourself these things. Okay number two if Jesus. Makes us a new creature if we being in Christ are new creatures all things passed away all things have become new why are so many Christians still living their old life of sin. Is that another good question yes and these. Sessions are going to answer those questions let’s ask ourselves another question. Question number three.

▶ 3:47 Why are all sins and blasphemies. Forgiven. And shall be forgiven. But the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Has never forgiveness. But that person is in danger of eternal damnation. Why is everything forgivable but this one. Thing. Is that another good question yeah these sessions will answer these questions so you open your ears and God will tell you why these things are and the solution to them so now we go to the Holy Spirit I’m going to make a statement about the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit is the part of God that empowers mankind here on earth.

▶ 4:44 To succeed. In natural areas spiritual areas and family areas natural areas being finances. Government. Community things spiritual areas the church area. The Bible the spirits things of God and then the family areas. And the Holy Spirit God remember. Is in heaven now heaven isn’t up there you got to understand heaven is the spirit world that’s right here if he opened our eyes you could see it we got to get away from this Sunday school stuff that heavens up and hell is down and you know here we are in the middle. Hell is a spiritual domain heaven is a spiritual domain and if your eyes were open you could see the angels that are here they’re here today do you understand that you just can’t see them.

▶ 5:42 And so the Holy Spirit Jesus is the part of God and I say part of God because there’s only how many gods one God so if there’s one God. The father part of God which does his work from heaven the son part of God Jesus he came to earth to save us from sins and the day of wrath and all this stuff but the Holy Spirit is the part of God that is empowering. Mankind. Here on earth to be successful. In these areas that God created are you with me. All right so in studying the Holy Spirit we’re going to go back to the beginning you see some people say well the Old Testament isn’t for today well Jesus quoted from it all the time he had no other scripture to quote from.

▶ 6:37 The apostles quoted it all the time the New Testament is 90 Old Testament. Quotations. All right so we’re going to go back is God the same yesterday today and forever okay can we find truth back there absolutely so we’re going to go back to the beginning. In the early scriptures we’re going to look at the usage of the Holy Spirit the spirit of God. We don’t have to go very far in the second verse of Genesis 1 the spirit of God moved there’s that verb again. Moved upon the face of the waters and God said let there be light and there was light now folks God did not have to move his spirit upon the waters to say let there be light and I can prove it on day four did he move upon the heavens to say.

▶ 7:35 Let there be light in the heaven. No. Did he move upon the animals to say or or the earth to say or let there be animals no. But remember. Everything that’s done in the Old Testament was done for what our learning and we learn these parables that are done and parables that are spoken that teach us okay so God moved. All right how many. Believe we we need God to move again the spirit to move we need an action you know not we can’t have faith in our faith a lot of people believe that they have the Holy Ghost because they believe they have the Holy Ghost that’s faith in your faith.

▶ 8:31 A lot of people believe they’re saved because they believe they’re saved. You can’t have faith we need God active. And when God said let there be light there was light and I’ve told you for decades when God comes the main thing he wants to do is speak he wants to teach us he wants to improve us the word is what sets you free the word is what causes you to grow the word is what causes you to mature so God wants to speak in Revelation 17:15 the waters which you saw are peoples multitudes nations and tongues. Okay the waters which you saw are people’s multitudes nations and tongue so why did God move upon the waters he’s telling us he wants to move upon the nations without any respecter of persons whether you’re black white green or orange.

▶ 9:25 You know rich or poor male or female he wants to move on you and he wants to speak. Light into you how many could use more light first Corinthians chapter 10 all things written beforehand were written for our learning and our admonition on whom the ends of the world are come don’t ever say that the Old Testament’s not for today we learn. What about today by going where to the Old Testament yes hallelujah Genesis 6 the Lord said my spirit shall not always strive with man for man is also flesh. So the spirit of God does work with men and God was working with men he he took Noah and he put a message in him to preach for 100 years while he was building the ark.

▶ 10:22 He worked with mankind up to the day of the flood with the preaching with the animals coming in he was showing what Noah was preaching was going to happen. You see and then he stopped working with man and brought the judgment in so we find the second time the spirit is used that the spirit is dealing with mankind. And he’s wanting mankind to be successful in morals in their family. As well as in natural areas the next time it’s used Genesis 41:38 Pharaoh said can we find such a one as this. A man in whom the spirit of God is talking about Joseph here’s Pharaoh he is a pagan king he doesn’t believe in the God of the Bible yet he recognized what.

▶ 11:19 The spirit of God the God he didn’t serve was in Joseph. Isn’t that powerful has anybody ever come up to you and said boy I can see the spirit of God in you. Yeah. Yeah. And how was that spirit demonstrated. There is none so understanding and what wise has anybody ever come up to you and said man you’re so wise and understanding you must have the Bible God in you. Exodus 35:30. God filled Bezalel with the spirit of God there’s the word filled that action word filled when you fill up a cup it’s filled with something you can overfill it and it’ll pour out and run out.

▶ 12:13 And he filled him with what in wisdom knowledge understanding to work in gold silver brass cutting of stones to set them and carving of wood to make all manner of skillful work and he put in his heart that he could teach others. Does God care about your natural success yes he does. You got to recognize your natural abilities and strengthen them God will bless you financially. Okay and so he was filled with the Holy Spirit and he was successful. In the natural areas are you. Are you just.

▶ 13:05 Taking money from the government. That’s your skill welfare. Can you teach others it doesn’t make you give you the office of a teacher that’s a different but we can all teach Christ and we can teach morals can’t we. Are you teaching others. The Holy Spirit will give you the ability to do this stuff. Numbers 11:24 the Lord took of the spirit upon Moses and gave it to 70 elders. When the spirit rested there it is again a verb the spirit rested not filled not moved rested upon them. They prophesied. And did not cease now.

▶ 13:57 I don’t find that they had the office of the prophet they didn’t predict like Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel and amos then prophet. But they spoke for edification exhortation and comfort the mighty works of God okay they prophesied can we do that today. Yes first Corinthians 14. And they didn’t stop that just after that day went by one time they felt God and felt the spirit resting on them but they did not cease so that’s very what came back and rested on them other days didn’t they. Amen. Now you got to remember these elders were the very ones. That agreed. To go back to Egypt.

▶ 14:51 Make a golden calf. Given a person a title and even the spirit resting upon them does not make them infallible. And the spirit-filled churches need to understand this. You’re not some magical infallible perfect person because the spirit came upon you. You still have the responsibility just like everybody else to live a moral life and to make right decisions and to stay in tune with that Holy Spirit could that be an amen. And this is the weakness in the spirit-filled church that I grew up in churches at my time. They didn’t make wise decisions.

▶ 15:45 They did some. Wrong things just flat out wrong things Numbers 24:2 the spirit of God came upon Balaam. And he not only prophesied but he saw visualize. The blessing upon Israel not the cursing he actually saw it. And then he prophesied it now Balaam as you know was a sorcerer he was a a diviner I should say okay people paid him for him to bless or curse their enemy or bless them and so forth so he was in it for the money. That’s another thing in the spirit-filled churches. Prophecy for money. Prophecy flattering you. To keep you coming to church and paying your tithes.

▶ 16:43 I’ve been through this. I had to work through these things by the word of God. All right. How many of you know Jesus never took any money. Neither did the apostles. For healing the sick preaching the gospel or anything. This guy was shocked when the spirit of God came upon him he never knew about the spirit of God. Hallelujah but God used an unbeliever. A wicked person a person that was in love with money to speak blessings to his people and future. Happenings don’t ever connect a prophecy with the person.

▶ 17:37 They can be the worst person there is. You connect prophecy with the spirit and God’s purposes you can never elevate a person. Is that an amen now you can give honor to where honor is due but you do not adore worship elevate lift up a person I don’t care what God is doing through them amen. Jesus has got to be high and lifted up no one else Numbers 27:18. Take Joshua. A man in whom is the spirit. And lay your hand upon him here’s the laying on of hands in the Old Testament it’s not a New Testament thing Deuteronomy 34:9 Joshua was full of the spirit there’s that verb full of the spirit.

▶ 18:29 And it was exercised in wisdom for Moses had laid his hands upon him and God gave him wisdom and Israel hearkened to Joshua they listened to him they followed him why because the Holy Spirit came upon him and they could see God was with him and they would follow him. Amen isn’t that the kind of ministers we need and the churches in America today. And throughout the world isn’t that the kind of Christians we need to be in our community. Wise ones. Judges 3:10 the spirit of the Lord came upon. Othniel. And he judged Israel he was the civil leader. He made.

▶ 19:22 He held the court cases he passed the sentences in Israel he was the civil leader the Holy Spirit made him a civil leader. Does God care about who is in government authority absolutely when the righteous are in authority the people what rejoice. But when the wicked are under the authority the people mourn. And so Christians should be very involved. In knowing about government. Voting in our nation and being about they really and and moral and truth principles not their own and he went to war and the Lord delivered Israel from their enemies he went to war he was a warrior. And this is what government does government.

▶ 20:15 In the Bible is to keep the nation safe from invaders. And to have a judicial system that honors the good and punishes the evil Judges 6:34 the spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon. And he did the same thing he judged Israel and he beat the enemy and won the battles but he also tore down the false religions he got rid of the false religions. Went and tore down the idols. The spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah Judges 11:29 and he judged and he won wars and he made a very foolish statement Lord if you give me the battle the Lord already told him he’s going to win the battle Lord if you give me the battle the first thing that comes out of my house I’ll sacrifice to you. What a burp what does he think’s in his house.

▶ 21:08 His family’s in his house so he comes home and guess who comes out the door his daughter. And so his daughter couldn’t marry to keep her dad’s vow to God the rest of her life. Because of a foolish statement of a person that the spirit of the Lord came upon and again just because the spirit of the Lord comes upon you and God does something through you does not make you infallible. Can that be an amen. In Judges 13:25 the spirit of the Lord began to move Samson he killed a lion with his bare hands he slew a thousand Philistines with just a jawbone of a donkey just a just a bone.

▶ 22:01 He was strong he could rip the gates off of a city and carry him for 50. Miles. And he judged Israel and he won the battles but he wound up in the bed of Delilah. What in the world was this spirit-filled man doing. With this woman. Never lift up the person God uses. And never say the Holy Ghost isn’t for today because somebody. Uh. Dirties. The Holy Spirit or defames the Holy Spirit or brings a reproach on the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit is still powerful whether that person continues in it or not and that was a good statement amen.

▶ 23:05 You don’t say the Holy Ghost isn’t for today because people are messing it up no the Holy Ghost we’ve read is poured out upon how many people all people. First Samuel 10 6. The spirit of the Lord came upon Saul. Saul prophesied and again he did not enter into the office of a prophet predicting the future the messiah of Christ or anything like that he was just edification or exhortation speaking of the mighty works of God that we can do today. He was turned to another man now I don’t know about you but when I first read that man I go God that’s what I need I need change to another man how about you and the Holy Spirit changed Saul into another man that’s how powerful the Holy Spirit is and I I submit to you the church world in America could use this visitation of the Holy Spirit see God involved God empowered.

▶ 24:16 And he became a king. Civil ruler. But. He didn’t obey God. He killed the priest of God. And so God took the Holy Spirit from him folks you can lose the Holy Spirit. And God replaced it with an evil spirit that tormented Saul and there is no record in the Bible that Saul ever got saved. And this is what Hebrews 6 is all about. See once you’ve tasted it of the heavenly gift and been enlightened and made a partaker of the Holy Ghost and experienced the power of the world to come the spirit world.

▶ 25:16 Once you turn away to get you back is impossible. And we’ll answer that question. You ever read that verse. Yeah. You know how people just flatter over it well God’s a good God you know. First Samuel 16 13. David the spirit of the Lord came upon him. And gave him a heart after God. He behaved wisely. Before the people the Bible says. Wouldn’t it be something if the church went out and behaved wisely before the community. They accepted. David. And they saw that God was with him and they made him a king.

▶ 26:12 And David also messed up he killed an innocent man and had sex with his wife. But unlike the others. When the prophet came to David David repented. David admitted he was wrong and he never did those sins again. Hallelujah. So when people say well I’m just like David you know I can’t keep my sex under control I go no you’re not like David David repented and never did it again don’t give me that stuff. The Holy Spirit we learned as the musicians come it is the power part of God. That works with and for. The success of mankind. While we’re here on. Earth.